LOCAL LEGACY
The Koke family’s printing roots in Eugene reach back to 1907. Today, that history is part of a larger story, bringing together generations of experience and the people behind some of our community’s familiar printing businesses.
The names, tools and possibilities have changed. What we carry forward is a commitment to the craft, the relationships behind the work and the community we serve.
Key moments in the businesses, capabilities and generations that brought us here.
1907
Joseph Koke and local printer William Yoran establish Yoran & Koke, a letterpress shop in Eugene.
1950
Ivan Gribskov founds Quick Service Litho. He and, later, his son Pete grow the business that becomes known as QSL.
1962
Philip Koke takes sole ownership of the printing side of Koke-Chapman, which becomes Koke Printing & Lithographing.
2007
Doug Koke establishes Koke New Century and acquires QSL, connecting the Koke and Gribskov families’ printing traditions.
2012
Instaprint joins Koke New Century, adding another local printing business and its customer relationships to the group.
2019
Siblings Melissa Koke, Keri Ortiz and Ryan Koke purchase Koke New Century together, carrying the family’s work into its fourth generation of ownership.
2022
TechnaPrint joins Koke New Century, keeping the business locally owned and giving its customers access to additional capabilities and resources.
2026
Koke New Century acquires Hemp Press, expanding packaging capabilities for Koke Printing.
Today
Koke Printing brings together the experience, relationships and teams of QSL, Instaprint and TechnaPrint under one name.
Each business brought something worth keeping: people who knew their craft, customers who trusted them and experience earned through years of work. Bringing those strengths together gives us more ways to help the organizations that depend on us.
When TechnaPrint joined the group, the purpose was clear: keep a local business in the community and give its customers access to services it could not offer on its own. The addition of Hemp Press expanded our packaging capabilities. That combination of continuity and possibility is central to the company we are building.
Today, we connect printing and packaging with mailing, storage and fulfillment. For customers, that means help with more of the job, from producing the materials to getting them where they need to go.
Doug Koke, third-generation printer and founder of Koke New Century.
Doug Koke learned the business from the production floor. He joined full-time in 1971 and spent five years in production before moving into sales. By 1982, he and his brother Delbert were running the family printing business.
Leadership never took him far from the work. Doug could still be found running equipment, working alongside press operators and sharing what he had learned. His care for craftsmanship showed up in the time he spent helping other people do good work.
“Be kind to people, do great work, and have fun, dammit.”
Doug Koke’s motto, as remembered by Melissa Koke.
That example continues to guide us: pay attention to the details, make time to help each other and take responsibility for the finished piece. New technology gives us more possibilities, but it does not replace the judgment and care behind the work.
Today, Melissa Koke, Keri Ortiz and Ryan Koke carry the work forward together as fourth-generation co-owners. Their focus includes bringing the businesses’ strengths together and continuing to improve how the company operates.
Each generation has added to the one before it: Joseph’s beginnings in letterpress, Philip’s adoption of offset printing, and Doug and Delbert’s expansion into new technologies and services. Today’s owners are building on that experience while placing a stronger emphasis on sustainability.
Fourth-generation co-owners, from left: Keri Ortiz, Ryan Koke and Melissa Koke.
Choosing materials thoughtfully, reducing avoidable waste and looking for better ways to produce the work: responsible production is another expression of craftsmanship, taking care with what we make and what we use to make it.
We carry this legacy forward by continuing to improve the work, for our customers, our team and the community we share.